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A safe space for Latino drag queens

Started by Shana A, December 01, 2010, 11:58:49 AM

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Shana A

December 01, 2010, 11:58:49 AM
A safe space for Latino drag queens
Published On Wed Dec 01 2010
Nicholas Keung Immigration Reporter

http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/immigration/article/899360--a-safe-space-for-latino-drag-queens

With bulky luggage in tow, Juan Antonio Nunez and Herberth Menendez gracefully take a seat at a meeting table and lay out their mirrors, makeup kits, wigs and size-10 stilettos.

As they apply eye shadow, lipstick and Mac foundation to cover their handsome, manly features, the two men, both from Mexico, whisper and chuckle in their mother tongue.

This tiny space at the Centre for Spanish-Speaking Peoples in Toronto's gay village at Wellesley and Church Sts. makes them feel at home – a far more welcoming place than the homes they fled in Latin America.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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